Elliott Sharp

Artist Description

"Guitarist Elliot Sharp, one of the most influential and innovative figures on the avant-garde New York downtown scene of the last generation, claims that his blues outfit Terraplane (coined after Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues") is actually a pop band that lacks only popularity. He is absolutely right. Forgery-the group's fifth release-is its most direct, compact, emotional and, ultimately, most matured to date."
- All About Jazz



With Terraplane, composer/multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp blends the classic vibe of Howlin Wolf and Albert King with electronica, free-jazz, and his own sonic innovations to create a blues for the 21st century . Sharp's all-star band features vocalists Tracie Morris and Eric Mingus, bari saxist Alex Harding, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, bassist David Hofstra, and drummer Tony Lewis.